Montreux on Lake Geneva, below the Dents du Midi, near the hotel school at Glion
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The Hotel Schools

The schools in the Alps where the world’s great hotels train their managers.

Last checked October 2026.

Montreux on Lake Geneva, below the Dents du Midi, near the hotel school at GlionPhotograph: Pexels

France

None that meets our standard yet.

Switzerland

  • EHL Hospitality Business SchoolLausanne

    Founded in 1893 with first classes at the Hôtel d'Angleterre on Lake Geneva, and the first Swiss hotel school recognised as a university (1998); ranked No. 1 in the world in the QS 2026 subject ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management. Its EHL Ateliers offer cooking, pastry, baking and mixology courses open to "passionate amateurs" as well as professionals. Visit website ↗

  • EHL Swiss School of Tourism and HospitalityPassugg (near Chur, Graubünden)

    The EHL Group's German-speaking school in the mountains of Graubünden, part of the group since 2013; it also hosts EHL short courses in gastronomy and pastry. Visit website ↗

  • Les RochesCrans-Montana

    The flagship campus of Les Roches, in the Valais Alps beside the Crans-Montana ski resort; ranked No. 2 in the world in the QS 2026 subject ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management. Part of Sommet Education, with sister campuses in Marbella and Abu Dhabi. Visit website ↗

  • Glion Institute of Higher EducationGlion-sur-Montreux and Bulle

    Founded in 1962 above Montreux, with views over Lake Geneva and the Alps, and a second Swiss campus at Bulle in the Gruyère region since 1989; ranked No. 3 in the world in the QS 2026 subject ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management. Part of Sommet Education. Visit website ↗

  • Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS)Caux and Leysin

    Teaches in two former palace hotels, one at Caux above Montreux and Lake Geneva and one at the Alpine resort of Leysin; ranked No. 4 in the world in the QS 2026 subject ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management. Part of Swiss Education Group. Visit website ↗

  • César Ritz Colleges SwitzerlandBrig

    Named after the Valais-born hotelier César Ritz, with its campus at Brig in the upper Rhône valley at the foot of the Alps; ranked No. 5 in the world in the QS 2026 subject ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management. Part of Swiss Education Group. Visit website ↗

  • HIM Business SchoolMontreux

    A hotel management school in central Montreux on Lake Geneva; ranked No. 8 in the world in the QS 2026 subject ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management. Part of Swiss Education Group. Visit website ↗

  • Culinary Arts Academy SwitzerlandLe Bouveret and Brig

    A culinary school on the shore of Lake Geneva at Le Bouveret, with teaching also at Brig; ranked No. 9 in the world in the QS 2026 subject ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management, the highest-placed culinary school in that table. Part of Swiss Education Group. Visit website ↗

Italy

None that meets our standard yet.

Germany (Bavaria)

None that meets our standard yet.

Austria

None that meets our standard yet.

That makes 8 entries in all.

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